Cheap Way To Make Rain Gutters

Cheap Way To Make Rain Gutters BUILDINGS Miscellaneous 30-1-2 Ordinary underground drain pipe can be used to make low-cost gutters, according to a report in the British magazine Practical Farm Ideas. Frank Henderson says it would have cost thousands of dollars to put commercial gutters on his new shed. By using plastic pipe he was able to do the job at a fraction of the price, and he says they look good, too. He bought standard 8-in. corrugated pipe and used a circular saw to cut it in half. He cut the pipe connectors in the same way to convert them into gutter connectors. He glued the connectors to the pipe with a plastic sealant. To provide mechanical strength he popped in some short self-tapping screws. The pipe gutter fits neatly into standard galvanized steel brackets. The long stretches of gutter needed two downpipes in the middle as well as ones at either end. He made these from sheet metal and gave them a heavy coat of galvanized paint. The gutter sections were joined on the roof, with the sections placed upside down. When complete, the whole length was rolled over the edge and onto the brackets, where it was leveled and pushed down into position. Downpipe holes were then cut, and the top edge of the gutter screwed to each bracket. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Frank Henderson, Oathill Farm, Enstone, Oxfordshire, England.

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